On 9/29/11 9:31 PM, DoctorBill wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 9/25/11 9:33 PM, DoctorBill wrote: >>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>> On 9/25/11 5:35 PM, DoctorBill wrote: >>>>> I have both SeaMonkey 1.1 and 2.0 on my desktop. >>>>> >>>>> I have been purposefully using SM 1.1 because I like the way my Tabs >>>>> worked with Pirro's Tabbed Browser. >>>>> >>>>> So....like an idiot, when a message came up to update the Adobe Flash >>>>> Player - I did it. Fool. >>>>> >>>>> Now SM 1.1 blows out (Windows closes it) on certain Forums that I go to. >>>>> http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/ >>>>> for one. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to reverse this or go back to before I updated Adobe >>>>> Flash Player ? >>>>> >>>>> ...or better yet, can I fix it ? >>>>> >>>>> I hope so. >>>>> >>>>> DoctorBill >>>> Don't you like the tabs that are inherent in SM 2? >>>> >>> Reading what I said, I don't appreciate the 2.0 tabs. >>> >>> I have the menu set to trow up new tabs with each new link clicked. >>> >>> It doesn't do it ! >>> >>> I have to right click every new link and choose open in a new tab. >>> If it did so as the menu says it should, I would be fine with SM 2.0. >>> >>> If you know how to make 2.0 behave, please clue me in. >>> >>> I deleted the New Adobe Flashplayer and the plugin and installed a >>> non-IE version and all appears well now. >>> >>> DoctorBill >> >> I see that you are using a PC with some form of Windows. The following >> requires that you have a 3-button mouse or a 2-button mouse with a >> scroll wheel. >> >> On the SeaMonkey menu bar, select [Edit > Preferences]. On the left >> side of the Preferences window under Category, select [Browser > Tabbed >> Browsing]. On the Tabbed Browsing pane, select the checkbox (to put a >> checkmark in it) for "Middle-click, Ctrl+click [etc]" near the bottom >> under "Open tabs instead of windows for". Select the OK button. >> >> If you have a two-button mouse with a scroll wheel, you are not yet >> done. At the left of the Windows task bar, select [Start > Settings > >> Control Panel]. On the Control Panel window, select (double-click) >> Mouse. On the Mouse Properties window, select the Buttons tab. On the >> Buttons pane, select Button 3 and then the Modify button. On the Modify >> Button Function window, select the down-pointing triangle to get a >> selection list; and select Middle Button. Select the OK button on the >> Modify Button Function window and then the OK button on the Mouse >> Properties window. >> >> Now, when you place your cursor over a link and click the middle button >> or scroll wheel, the link will open a Web page in a new tab. Note that, >> with SeaMonkey 2, tabs can be dragged into a new order (e.g., moving the >> 2nd tab to after the 4th tab). >> > > No. The above does not work ! > > I had the tabbed browser already set to what you told me. > > I have a two button mouse with a scroll wheel set to double click when > pressing the wheel down. > > SM 2.0 acts like IE - that is, no tabs come up when a link is pressed. > > I HAVE to right click and choose open a new tab for it to work ! > > WHY would this SM, version 2 . 0 .14 do that ? > > It's like it is ignoring the choices ! > > DoctorBill
You have set the scroll wheel to double-click when pressed. This is a Windows setting, not a SeaMonkey setting. You must change the Windows setting to Middle Button. Re-read the third paragraph of my prior reply. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
